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Procedure · Updated Aug 1, 2026

Psychotherapy session: CPT code and Medicare rate

An individual psychotherapy session. 90834 covers a session of about 45 minutes — the standard length — while 90837 covers roughly 60 minutes.

Also called: therapy session, counseling session, talk therapy, seeing a therapist.

Usually billed as

90834 Standard Therapy Session
Office (non-facility)
$113.90
Facility
$91.85

National amounts for the Q3 2026 release (July 1 – September 30, 2026), using geographic index values of 1.000. Your local rate differs—open the code page for the locality breakdown.

Psychotherapy codes are time-based, so the code turns on the actual face-to-face time rather than on what was discussed.

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Psychotherapy session: which code is it?
90834—Standard Therapy Session. An individual psychotherapy session. 90834 covers a session of about 45 minutes — the standard length — while 90837 covers roughly 60 minutes.
Psychotherapy session: how much does Medicare pay?
Nationally, the Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $113.90 in an office (non-facility) setting and $91.85 in a facility setting for 90834. Your local amount differs—the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.
Psychotherapy session: what else affects the billing?
Psychotherapy codes are time-based, so the code turns on the actual face-to-face time rather than on what was discussed.

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